As a corner of Africa heats up, new research shows how the future of the species rests with powerful matriarchs making tough choices for survival. Meerkats return to their burrow at South Africa’s ...

Humans are far closer to meerkats and beavers for levels of exclusive mating than we are to most of our primate cousins, according to a new University of Cambridge study that includes a table ranking ...

Meerkat pups explore and play around. Government 'appalled' by beach pellet incident BBC apologizes to Trump over editing blunder, rejects defamation claim What new satellite photos reveal about North ...

Pixel devices are getting a set of new ringtones, notification alerts, and alarm sounds via an update to the Sounds app. Update: Sounds 3.3 (825845788) is now widely rolling out to older Pixel devices ...

Google Sounds is updating its UI and adding some new sound recordings. Collections are being upgraded from their color gradient icons to abstract vector art. New alarms, ringtones, and notification ...

New research has found that social interactions among meerkats may be crucial to their health and survival – thanks to the sharing of beneficial gut bacteria. Published in the Journal of Animal ...

There have been a number of reports of "thunderous" sounds echoing around Lake Mead on Tuesday, with videos circulating on social media. According to reports, around 50 residents and campers contacted ...

For the Climate Forward live event, we gathered recordings of a melting glacier, the Amazon jungle and the underwater Arctic, all soundscapes that are rapidly changing. By Evan Roberts Climate change ...

Meerkats genetically adapt to a species-specific form of tuberculosis according to a long-term study by an international research team led by Ulm University. The scientists also found that climate ...

Racine Zoo announced the arrival of four meerkats, which went on exhibit Thursday. Teak, Baobab, Cedar and Acacia were born at Madison's Henry Vilas Zoo last year. Racine Zoo's "Meerkat Manor" is ...